CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Cash flows - operating activities
Premiums collected	$ 396,887	$ 392,103
Policyholder benefits paid	(275,437)	(272,769)
Policy acquisition and other operating expenses paid	(161,863)	(141,620)
Income taxes paid	(78)	(7,393)
Investment income collected	139,210	184,749
Interest expense paid	(6,440)	(6,190)
Other	5,557	2,429
Net cash provided by operating activities	97,836	151,309
Fixed maturity securities
Purchases	(644,104)	(551,984)
Sales	501,739	190,023
Maturities, paydowns, calls and redemptions	342,998	383,090
Equity securities
Purchases	(5,282)	(6,028)
Sales and repayments	17,122	5,783
Limited partnership interests
Purchases	(29,357)	(33,031)
Sales	15,029	9,457
Change in short-term and other investments, net	(156,748)	(109,711)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired	(18,198)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	23,199	(112,401)
Cash flows - financing activities
Dividends paid to shareholders	(23,630)	(23,320)
Acquisition of treasury stock	0	(86)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	722	2,460
Withholding tax payments on RSUs tendered	(3,366)	(2,155)
Annuity contracts: variable, fixed and FHLB funding agreements
Deposits	266,310	199,074
Benefits, withdrawals and net transfers to Separate Account (variable annuity) assets	(214,243)	(218,694)
Life policy accounts
Deposits	4,638	3,163
Withdrawals and surrenders	(1,733)	(2,525)
Change in deposit asset on reinsurance, net	(134,682)	0
Change in book overdrafts	(19,341)	3,795
Net cash used in financing activities	(125,325)	(38,288)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	(4,290)	620
Cash at beginning of period	11,906	7,627
Cash at end of period	$ 7,616	$ 8,247